High School: Helped Garces Memorial High School to a 10-2 record as a senior in 2011 ... received the academic excellence award for having the highest GPA on the football team ... 29 Eyewitness News Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Personal: Born in Bakersfield, Calif. on June 20, 1992 ... son of Jeannene and Todd Linsky ... has one older sister, Ali ... studying agricultural business at Fresno State.